Harrison Newey joins Van Amersfoort Racing in Euro F3

Harrison Newey, son of Red Bull Formula 1 technology boss Adrian, will step up to the FIA European Formula 3 championship with Van Amserfoort Racing

Harrison Newey, son of Red Bull Formula 1 chief technical officer Adrian, will step up to the FIA European Formula 3 championship with Van Amserfoort Racing.

The 17-year-old finished runner-up in the 2015 BRDC Formula 4 championship to Will Palmer in just his second full campaign of single-seater car racing and also competed in German F4 with Van Amersfoort Racing.

Newey enjoyed several tests with the Dutch squad over the winter and will now prepare for his rookie Euro F3 campaign alongside the already announced Pedro Piquet and Callum Ilott.